Cotidianul „Steaua roșie”, observator al activității Teatrului Studio în perioada comunistă

Abstract

The ”Red Star” Newspaper, an Observer of the “Studio” Theatre’s Activity During the Communist Period
The informative publication “Steaua roșie” (“The Red Star”) appeared between 1952 and 1989 in Târgu-Mureș, generating, through its articles, a detailed inventory of the activity within the “Szentgyörgyi István” Theatre Institute, an aspect which transforms the publication into a vital documentary source. The history of the “Studio” Theatre, recorded by the newspaper during its almost four decades of daily appearance, presents a high relevance because, generally speaking, during the communist period, the cultural articles were the only ones managing to limit the ideological invasion in the journalistic pieces, unlike the informative, political or sports articles. Thus, “Red Star” monitored and described in detail all the events, the personalities, the artistic productions and the institutional changes that marked the existence of the “Studio” Theatre, using a different perspective from the strictly professional one offered by the theatrical publications of the period. This day-to-day perspective outlines the ”Studio” Theatre’s profile as an institution that influenced the development of Romanian theatre and theatrical pedagogy, but also as a space of communication and expression for the entire local community.